Single-molecule detection of DNA separations in microfabricated capillary electrophoresis chips employing focused molecular streams

Analytical Chemistry

Volumn 71, Issue 22, 1999, Pages 5137-5145

  Haab, Brian B ^a   Mathies, Richard A ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; CAPILLARY ELECTROPHORESIS; DIAGNOSTIC ACCURACY; DNA DETERMINATION; FLUORESCENCE; MOLECULAR RECOGNITION;

EID: 0032753438     PISSN: 00032700     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1021/ac990644t     Document Type: Article

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